The author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga from Zimbabwe will be awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade today (11.00 a.m.).
The 62-year-old was "not only one of the most important artists in her country, but also a widely audible voice of Africa in contemporary literature," the Board of Trustees explained.
Frankfurt / Main - The laudation in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt will be given by the Kenyan Germanist and sociologist Auma Obama, half-sister of the former US President Barack Obama.
Both women have been friends for many years, it said.
The peace prize is endowed with 25,000 euros.
It honors personalities who have contributed to the realization of the idea of peace in literature, science or art.
Last year, the award went to the Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen. dpa
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